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COOPER v. DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

No. 96-CA-924.

692 So.2d 1213 (1997)

Raymond COOPER v. DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Weidemann, John H. Denenea, Jr., New Orleans, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

H.D. McNamara, Jr., Metairie, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BOWES, DUFRESNE and GOTHARD, JJ.

DUFRESNE, Judge.

This is an appeal by Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. defendant-appellant, from a $595,421.37 judgment in favor of Raymond Cooper, a seaman injured by an unseaworthy condition aboard one of defendant's vessels. Cooper allegedly slipped on grease on a pipe on which he was standing while replacing the cover of a piece of equipment. He suffered back and neck injuries, has undergone a lumbar fusion, and may need a cervical fusion as well. He has a 22%...

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